Cheers for Year 28! Reflections and Book/Podcast Sharing

Today is my 28th birthday. 

I don’t know about you, but I get pretty contemplative and reflective around birthdays. 

Not only do I think about all the blessings I have in my life, I also start to think about all of the things I have yet to accomplish that I quite haven’t yet. It’s easy to go down a rabbit trail real fast when you think on these thoughts. 

Podcasts and Books

I am starting to read my pre-ordered copy of “Embrace Your Almost” by Jordan Lee Dooley and I love this quote from it: “Remember. Just because you may not be at your destination doesn’t mean you’re at a dead end. You’re simply on divine middle ground.”

Jordan Dooley’s words are so powerful. You can pre order her book here. 

While I am in this “divine middle ground” of waiting to be a mother and growing up another year older, it is so important to find ways to continue to live in ways that will enrich my life. 

I have been filling my mind lately with some good podcasts and books to help with my mental health. I have learned that I can have a negative mindset or start my days with a positive mindset. 

One podcast I have been listening to is “The Good Day Podcast with Sarah Joy”. In one of her episodes, she talks about waking up and choosing a “filter” for how you are going to live your day. “Are you choosing a filter that empowers you or breaks you down?”

Usually, the people who use gratitude every day bring more joy into their life. The habit of gratitude journaling can increase your happiness so much more in your life. Read about it in an article here.

I really think this is important to remember in my life, especially when life is really hard and weird and funky and upsetting. 

Let’s be real

I’m not going to lie, I haven’t felt like myself for the past few months since I had Covid in January, then a tooth infection that got pretty bad (I won’t go into the details except that I did have to get a root canal and then ended up getting it pulled yesterday anyway) I have been on 5 different rounds of antibiotics now since the end of January all the while taking hormone medications and trying for a baby. 

While yes I can complain about this and let it knock me down, I can also change my mindset and my “filter” and try to remember the positives in my life. 

Do you remember the time I wrote about Lance’s diagnosis and how I didn’t understand why he was diagnosed? Sometimes I think of this and I wonder if it all was because we needed a mindset shift. This isn’t to say that I’m grateful this happened, but I’m just trying to learn through the tough stuff in life and find a meaning for it. Maybe we are struggling to have babies purely because of God’s timing, or maybe we need to be humbled and remember that every day is a gift. Every life is a gift. 

What’s something that maybe you’re going through that is hard that you may have to find the life lesson in? 

How can you choose a positive mindset for your day? 

I’m hoping these contemplative and reflective thoughts can bring you some hope today. Thanks for reading my blog. Here’s to year 28!

My manifestations for the year: 

Year 28 is going to be the year I work through what I go through in a healthy and positive way. 

Year 28 is going to be the year I choose gratitude daily. 

Year 28 is going to be the year we grow our family.